Voices, a Podcast from the Seneca Valley School District

SHOW TOPIC Preparing for Fall with Mr. John Demkowicz SPECIAL GUEST Mr. John Demkowicz, Seneca Valley School District Transportation Director  Mr. Demkowicz served as the Operations Supervisor of the Monark Student Transportation Corporation in Gibsonia followed by the Supervisor of Transportation and Custodial Services for the Quaker Valley School District. During his 12 years of Pennsylvania pup...

SHOW TOPIC School’s Out, Camp’s In with Mr. Steve Fortunato SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Steve Fortunato, Seneca Valley Senior High School Applied Engineering & Technology Teacher Steve Fortunato has been a public education teacher for eight years, starting his career as a full-time construction technology teacher at Pittsburgh Public Brashear in 2013. During his time at Brashear, Mr. Fortunato was apart...

SHOW TOPIC School’s Out, Camp’s In with Mr. Nii Sowa- Doku  SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Nii Sowa-Dokui, Seneca Valley Activities/Athletics Assistant Director Nii Sowa-Doku is in his first year working at Seneca Valley. He has a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management from the University of Kansas and a Masters in Professional Studies in Sport Industry Management from Georgetown University. He currently serv...

SHOW TOPIC Mental Wellness Check-In with  Dr. Jeff Roberts  SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Jeff Roberts, Seneca Valley Student Services Director   Dr. Jeff Roberts has been an administrator in the Seneca Valley School District since 2009, and currently serves as the Seneca Valley Supervisor of Gifted Education and Student Services. He recently earned his degree in doctoral studies at Indiana University of Penn...

SHOW TOPIC The Equity Experience with Mr. Ashley Porter SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Ashley Porter, Seneca Valley School District Equity Supervisor  Ashley Porter has experience as an elementary school principal for Pittsburgh Roosevelt Elementary School in the Pittsburgh Public School District, and high school vice principal for Moon Area and Big Beaver Falls School Districts in Allegheny and Beaver countie...

SHOW TOPIC Introducing SV SHOUT  SPECIAL GUESTS Seneca Valley Sophomore and SHOUT Committee Member Jose Tinoco and Seneca Valley Intermediate High School Counselor and SHOUT adviser Ms. Lisa Graham IN THIS EPISODE, WE WILL REVIEW  What SHOUT is and the purpose of the committee  How this committee got started SHOUT's February focus How someone can join SHOUT   USEFUL INFORMATION https://www.sv...

SHOW TOPIC Introducing SV SHOUT SPECIAL GUESTS Seneca Valley Seniors and SHOUT Committee Members Claire McCafferty and Vivian Palmer THIS EPISODE, WE WILL REVIEW What SHOUT is •What SHOUT has accomplished since it first began •SHOUT's February focus •SHOUT’s plans for the rest of the school year   USEFUL INFORMATION https://www.svsd.net/domain/2189 https://www.instagram.com/sv_shout/ The Post...

SHOW TOPIC Good to Know: Safety and Security Information with Officer Jason Young SPECIAL GUEST Officer Jason Young, Seneca Valley School District Safety and Security Supervisor  Officer Jason Young has previous law enforcement experience most recently as a Police Officer for Jackson Township, as well as eight years working as a Deputy Sheriff for Butler County where he presented the Drug Abuse Re...

SHOW TOPIC Good to Know: Safety and Security Information with Officer Chris Miller SPECIAL GUEST Officer Chris Miller, Seneca Valley Senior High School Student Resource Officer (SRO) Chris Miller has been a Police Officer employed by the Jackson Township Police Department for the last 13 years. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and is a graduate of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Pol...

SHOW TOPIC Good to Know: Safety and Security Information with Officer Abigail Evans SPECIAL GUEST Officer Abigail Evans, Jackson Township Police Officer Abigail Evans is currently serving as a patrol officer with Jackson Township Police  Department. Formerly, she was an officer for Evans City/ Seven Fields Police Department. Officer Evans has a Bachelor of Science from Point Park University and is...

SHOW TOPIC An Introduction to OPT with Mr. Matt Pournaras SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Matt Pournaras, Seneca Valley Academy of Choice (SVAOC) Outreach Program for Technology (OPT) Coordinator/Trainer  Matt Pournaras is in his eighteenth year teaching at Seneca Valley.  He has been a part of the SV Academy of Choice for ten years as both a teacher, administrator and coordinator. He has a Bachelor of Arts Deg...

SHOW TOPIC The Season of Giving with Ms. Megan Bonistalli SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Megan Bonistalli, Seneca Valley Senior High School Art Teacher Megan Bonistalli is an art teacher at the Seneca Valley Senior High School and has been with the district since 2006. She performed her undergraduate studies at The Pennsylvania State University, where she received both a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramic...

SHOW TOPIC The Season of Giving with Ms. Annie Mersing  SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Annie Mersing, Seneca Valley Foundation Director of Development Ms. Annie Mersing earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Concentration in Management from Robert Morris University. Ms. Mersing has been in the Seneca Valley School District since 2019, first serving as the Executive Assistant to the Su...

SHOW TOPIC The Season of Giving with Mr. Mike Pelloni SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Mike Pelloni, Rowan Elementary/Evans City Elementary Health/Physical Education Teacher Mike Pelloni is in his sixth year as a health/physical education teacher at Rowan Elementary and Evans City Elementary Schools. He earned a  Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Penn State University and a Master of Education in Physical...

SHOW TOPIC The Age of Information: How SV is Keeping up with the Times with Mr. Mike Stebbins SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Mike Stebbins, Seneca Valley Senior High School Library Teacher  Mike Stebbins is in his 21st year at Seneca Valley.  He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and his teaching certificate from the University of Pittsburgh.  He earned a Master’s Degree is School Library a...

SHOW TOPIC The Age of Information: How SV is Keeping up with the Times with Ms. Kelly McDonald SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Kelly McDonald, Rowan Elementary CIRC Teacher  Kelly McDonald is in her thirty-third year of teaching, with thirty of those years at Seneca Valley. She previously taught kindergarten, first grade, and second grade, but has been a K-4 Creativity, Innovation & Research Center (CIRC) t...

SHOW TOPIC Back to School 101: Transitioning and Re-engaging Students with Ms. Tammie Limmer  SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Tammie Limmer, Ryan Gloyer Middle School Counselor  Tammie Limmer is in her fourteenth year as a school counselor at Ryan Gloyer Middle School, grades 7-8, within the district. She has a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies from Ohio University and a Masters of Education from Duq...

SHOW TOPIC Back to School 101: Transitioning and Re-engaging Students with Ms. Christina Karmecy SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Christina Karmecy, Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School Counselor  Christina Karmecy is the Elementary School Counselor at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary (CVE) School. This is her fifth school year as CVE’s school counselor. Before joining the SV team, she was South Side Area S...

SHOW TOPIC Additional Offerings with Synchronous Learning with Ms. Denise Manganello  SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Denise Manganello, Seneca Valley Academy of Choice Principal Ms. Denise Manganello has been an integral part of the Seneca Valley Academy of Choice (SVAOC) program since its inception in 2007 first serving as an assistant principal and then becoming principal in 2013. She is currently working on...

 SHOW TOPIC Joining the SV Team with Ms. DeeAnn Graham SPECIAL GUEST Ms. DeeAnn Graham, Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School Principal  DeeAnn Graham has just completed her 17th year as a building administrator, with 15 as a principal. She started her career as a fifth and sixth grade teacher in a private school before stepping out of education temporarily to work in domestic steel sales. Howe...

SHOW TOPIC Joining the SV Team with Ms. Kyra Bobak SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Kyra Bobak, Seneca Valley Human Resources Director Ms. Kyra Bobak has over 20 years of experience in education and has been an administrator in Seneca Valley School District since 2006. During her work as principal at Haine Elementary, the school received the Olweus Quality Assurance designation in 2011. The school was one of the...

SHOW TOPIC Joining the SV Team with Mr. Bob Ceh SPECIAL GUEST Mr. Bob Ceh, Seneca Valley Senior High School Principal  Bob Ceh is finishing his 28th year in public education, all at Seneca Valley.  He has served as a teacher and dean of students for the first 20 years of his career in the middle and high schools.  For the past seven years, he has served as a principal in the district, four years i...

SHOW TOPIC Summer Programming Plans with Dr. Marie Palano SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Marie Palano, Seneca Valley Analytics and Federal Programs Director   Dr. Marie Palano has been an administrator in the Seneca Valley School District since 2011, serving as assistant principal and principal before moving to her current role of Director of Analytics and Federal Programs. Dr. Palano uses meaningful data to d...

 SHOW TOPIC Summer Programming Plans with Ms. Amanda Mallin SPECIAL GUEST Ms. Amanda Mallin, Seneca Valley Senior High School Assistant Principal  Amanda Mallin currently serves in the role of assistant principal in the senior high, alongside Principal, Robert Ceh. This is her third year in the district, with prior experience as Cyber Coordinator, and classroom experience as an Emotional Support T...

SHOW TOPIC Summer Programming Plans with Dr. Tina Francis SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Tina Francis, Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School Assistant Principal Tina Francis has been in education for 17 years, the last 10 years serving as an elementary school administrator. Dr. Francis is in her sixth year as the assistant principal at Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School. Prior to coming to Seneca Vall...